The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-30

THERE are now two tickets IN the
field for the coming election in Homo
lulu. Both are before the electors for
their consideration. The question
every man should now ask himself is
which Of these tickets represents good
government, or whether both repre-
sent 1t, leaving the voter merely an
option between the personal qualities
Of the candidates. From whatever
point OF view the intelligent elector
scans the lists Of candidates, he can
not fail TO see that the one known as
the native ticket affords no hope, from
the antecedents Of such of the candi-
dates as have already been before the
public. that the essential features of
the new Constitution viii be main
tanned by them. or that the legislation
effected under it viii be any improve
ment on the past. Looking at the
reform ticket, however, the elector
cannot fail TO observe that it contains
the names Of men who, though not
Hawaiians themselves, have done and
are doing more for the benefit Of the
native race every day of their lives
than ever was or will be accomplished
in that direction by men of the stripe
of Lilikalani and Keau had they and
their coadjutors remained in power to
the end of the ninety-ninth century.
There are many minor questions and
diyersities Of opinion cropping up
every day among supporters of the
great reform, but there is little or
nothing of this state of affairs heard
from the opposition side. The sup
porters of the so called native ticket
will consist largely of political sore
heads and people who have not yet
attained their majority as independent
thinkers on public questions, but
whose political creed from time i'm
memorial could be summed up in
three words, Follow my leader" be
that leader a competent guide or a
blatant demagogue. II the Constitu-
ton is to be maintained intact, or
amended for the better, the reform
party may set II down as q fixed fact
that no such result can be expected
unless the whole native ticket. so
called. is left out in the cold alto
gether, or, failing this, become mem
bers of a very small minority in the
Legislature. Should they win their
seats, mischief can only be prevented
by other districts having sent forward
the right men to outvote the HUno
lulu Representatives every time. Il
would be a sorry part for the metro
poliUan city to play at Aliiolani Hale
TO be q negative supporter Of decency,
and that only by being in the minor
ity. The reform ticket represents the
new Constitution. wise legislation and
good government the native ticket
represents retrOgrade amendments.
crazy law-making. wildcat foreign
missions, a depleted treasury, national
degradation and mastery corruption
in high places. Hawaii expects every
welI-wisher Of the country to do his
duty, do II squarely and do it man
fully, and there are no names on the
so-called native ticket that any man
determined to cast a ballot for the
I good of the nation can endorse.
Not only Is it the duty Of every we'll
wisher Of the country to cast his vote
solid for the party that has adopted a
patriotic platform and means every
word of it, but to utilize every legiti-
+ mate resource within his power to in
/ duce others to follow his example.
/ 1t is the turning point in Hawaiian
history. 1t IS an era that the great
body Of our best citizens have beer
anxiously waiting for during the long
4 years Of misrule, and now that the
/ day has arrived when the chance Of
I guiding the councils Of the natior
Alright has come to them let then
show to the world that they know how
/ TO exercise their privileges after the
manner Of enlightened and patriotic
men.